Personally I'm happy about that as I don't want to become dissatisfied with my current kit!Imagine how gutted SH-201 users were when the Gaia came out...Love to see a rack version of the V-Synth GT.I know there's the V-Synth XT rack, but that doesn't have the dual voice engine, nor does it come with vocal designer as standard.In fact, if a rack version could have a 3 or 4 voice engine and the D-50 card, it would be the best hardware synth on the market.

Probably not that gutted, as based on what I read I think the SH-201 can hold its own pretty well against the Gaia. It has a bigger keyboard, 2-multitimbrality (keyboard split), chorus effect, and even if it does have 1 less oscillator, they do have a sub-oscillator. Also I think it has a different sound, as the underlying technology is different. And the software is free, and includes a librarian.

You are right. I bought a SH201 because I was pleased with the Gaia and wanted something with a larger keyboard + vst editor. It is in perfect condition, cost less than half what I paid for the Gaia and has an excellent usb interface. What's more I can use the filters via the audio input channel to play my older Roland D50 and get some great effects.

Good value for money. Loads of free patches that you can download from the Roland website.